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Port Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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6 Hale Street,
Newburyport MA 01950

(978) 462-7373

93.65% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Port Healthcare Center is one of a mere three available nursing homes in the city. With an overall score of A-, this is clearly a very impressive nursing home. Based on the data we reviewed, you can not go wrong with this facility. If you scroll down, you can see this place's category ratings, which are also quite good.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

One of the reasons this ended up being a quality nursing home is it earned a very impressive grade in inspections. Inspections ended up being its best category. In that category, we awarded this facility an A. Our inspection ratings are based on pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we have deficiency counts for this nursing home. We would like to have more data for this facility. Without having access to the deficiency data, it was difficult to fully evaluate this nursing home in the inspections category.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

To complement its high-end performance in other areas, we awarded this facility a score of A for its short-term care grade. In the area of short-term care, we strive to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 5.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. In calculating a nursing home's nursing rating, we consider the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients as well as the skill levels of those nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving a patient more frequently.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The final category we rated ended up being this nursing home's poorest category. However, even its worst category would actually be a strength for many nursing homes. In fact, we awarded it a strong grade of B for long-term care. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 94.67787 percent of its residents, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Port Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Port Healthcare Center, 9.9% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Port Healthcare Center, 6.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who have had a fall which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Port Healthcare Center, 3.58% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from UTI's. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Port Healthcare Center, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Port Healthcare Center, 18.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Port Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Port Healthcare Center, 95.07% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Port Healthcare Center, 8.81% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the decline of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Port Healthcare Center, 10.42% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Port Healthcare Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Port Healthcare Center, 10.42% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Port Healthcare Center, 16.44% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Port Healthcare Center, 75.95% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Anna Jaques HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.45 miles away25 Highland Avenue Newburyport Massachusetts 01950Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 463-1000
  • Exeter Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 12.38 miles away5 Alumni Drive Exeter New Hampshire 03833Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 778-7311
  • Holy Family HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.09 miles away70 East Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Proprietary(978) 687-0156
  • Beverly Hospital CorporationAcute Care Hospitals 16.88 miles away85 Herrick Street Beverly Massachusetts 01915Voluntary non-profit - Private(978) 922-3000
  • Portsmouth Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.76 miles away333 Borthwick Ave Portsmouth New Hampshire 03801Proprietary(603) 436-5110

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc of Newburyport0.9 miles away260 Merrimac Street Towle Building Newburyport Massachusetts 01950CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 465-7030
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Exeter11.83 miles away1 Hampton Road, Suite 109 Exeter New Hampshire 03833Dialysis Stations: 13 (603) 777-9931
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Methuen12.52 miles away421 Merrimack Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844Dialysis Stations: 21 (978) 975-3117
  • Fresenius Medical Care Merrimack Valley14.02 miles away100 Milk Street Methuen Massachusetts 01844CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 686-9900
  • Davita North Andover Renal at Home14.04 miles away201 Sutton Street North Andover Massachusetts 01845CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (978) 975-1119
  • North Shore Regional Dialysis Center16.43 miles away133 Brimbal Ave Unit E Beverly Massachusetts 01915CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (978) 921-2052
  • Fresenius Medical Care Danvers17.76 miles away75 Newbury Street Danvers Massachusetts 01923Dialysis Stations: 13 (978) 774-0350
  • Bio-Medical Applications of New Hampshire Inc17.83 miles away19 Keewadin Drive Suite 1 Salem New Hampshire 03079Dialysis Stations: 1 (603) 870-0969